by Kim Barnes | Apr 17, 2022 | Media
Parenting aging parents with love. Caring for aging parents requires preparation and patience. Kim & Mike Barnes joined Charlotte Guest on her Empty Nest Guests podcast. They discussed resources, tips for preparing, as well as ways to parent your aging parents...
by Kim Barnes | Apr 17, 2022 | Media
Being prepared to help your aging parents. There’s a lot that you need to know to better help your parents as they get older. There are important discussions that you need to have with them, before you need them. There are also the emotional and practical...
by Kim Barnes | Apr 17, 2022 | Media
Kim & Mike share challenges & opportunities as you help your aging parents. Helping or caring for an aging parent is often an additional job we didn’t expect. It can be overwhelming, challenging, rewarding and difficult all at the same time, especially...
by Kim Barnes | Apr 11, 2022 | Caregiving
Know you’re a caregiver and take care of yourself. Some caregivers provide hands-on physical care like dressing or giving medicine. Some manage doctor’s appointments, finances or other parts of life. If you’re doing any activities for your aging...
by Kim Barnes | Mar 30, 2022 | Alzheimer's / Dementia, Housing
Alzheimer’s and Dementia are tough. For everybody. Mike’s family moved his Mom into Memory Care in March 2021. It was a difficult time for the family. Finding the right place and making the decision and going through with it. But if you find a great...
